Compare towns
Easthampton vs Hadley vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easthampton has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Hadley has the most expensive homes ($511k median).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Easthampton | Hadley | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086Highest |
5,306 |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
45.8±7.1 15% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Easthampton and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.2%±4.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Hadley and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3 MA: 17.9% |
24.2%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hadley and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
10.9%±5.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hadley and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,673±$7kLowest 31% below MA |
$119,259±$12kHighest 15% above MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Hadley and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$15kLowest 34% below MA |
$511,000±$43kHighest 9% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,402±$132Highest 20% below MA |
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| Hadley and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932 18% below MA |
$5,271Highest 12% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.6%±18.9 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Easthampton and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.4% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 23% below MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±7.4 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 282 in MA | #116 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Easthampton | Hadley | — |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | Hopkins Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
7.3Lowest |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.